Simon Goalpost - Bass, Vocals.
Vic Sinex - Guitars, Vocals.
Utensil Realname - Keyboards.
Elliot P Smoke - Drums.
Etkilendikleri
Wire, Swell Maps, The Fall, The Television Personalities, The Pastels,The Undertones, The Buzzcocks, The Ramones, Velvet Underground.Garage Punk, Mod, Indie Pop, Pop Punk, New Wave.
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Well, it started really fast. REALLY fast. Mr Marti Tuff got a weird, great sound on the first ep. Live shows were tight, loud and exhilarating in short bursts. By the end, it had slowed down a little and become tuneful-ish.
Thrilled Skinny were a indie pop punk outfit from Luton, who released most of their records on their own unfortunately-named (but memorable) Hunchback Records. Early recordings were fast, thrashy and, to be honest, something of a racket. Their first LP managed to cram 22 tracks into its 38 minutes, ranging from Ramones-style blasts to downright noise. However, after a frantic start they slowed things down a little, smoothed off the rough edges and began producing some rather good tunes. 1990's second album, 'It's A Good Doss', benefited from a more polished sound than their debut. The excellent 'Teenage Dream' single and the two subsequent singles, 'Let There Be Shelving' and 'Not Half An EP' maintained the quality. The latter recordings had keyboards more prominent in the mix, the sound of which was reminiscent at times of 'Live at the Witch Trials' era Fall. It's also worth mentioning the joyously unusual subject matter of the lyrics - shopping trolleys, skirting boards, airing cupboards, attic stairs and more... One could be critical and suggest that all the songs tended to sound the same, but at least it was a good tune to start with!
Perhaps oddly, Thrilled Skinny were a popular feature on the bustling fanzine scene in the late 80s and early 90s. Their presence on compilation tapes often seemed rather at odds with the more typical fey acoustic janglings of the typical fanzine bands (this was a time when Sarah Records were very influential). The band also produced their own publication, 'Clod' magazine. Thrilled Skinny never officially split, but faded away due to inactivity after playing some gigs around Christmas 1991. The final album, 'Smells A Bit Fishy', was released a year or so later.
Thrilled Skinny started at the beginning of 1987 and sort of ended at the end of 1991, never officially split and had records released up to 1994 and last played a (mini) gig at Mr & Mrs Goalpost's wedding a couple of years ago. They did three albums, two twelve inch eps, a number of seven inch singles and a Peel session. They played about 200 gigs in England, Scotland and Germany with all sorts of bands. Mr Goalpost is in Noise Annoys Simon - Check them out, they are myspace friends of ours, while the others are all in The Knockouts. ALL LPS AND EP'S HAVE BEEN RE-RELEASED BY POP NOISE RECORDS AND ARE AVAILABLE TO BUY ON CD HERE AND AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD ON iTunes / Napster / Cd Baby / Amazon.com etc....
THRILLED SKINNY "JUST ANOTHER TEENAGE DREAM" 25 TRACKS OF THEIR FINEST MOMENTS, INCLUDES A BONUS CD OF THE THRILLED SKINNY JOHN PEEL SESSION RECORDED IN 1988.
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THRILLED SKINNY "It's A Good Doss" (Deluxe Version) CD-R
19 tracks..Original LP plus "Let There Be Shelving" and "Not Half An Ep" eps.plus bonus disc of thrilled skinny live in Plymouth in 1991.
Released on Pop Noise Records 2009 (POP NOISE 011)
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THRILLED SKINNY "They Said We Wouldn't But We Did" (Deluxe version) CD-R
Original LP plus the first single and first ep and alternative LP mixes...A total of 39 tracks plus a bonus disc of the first demo recorded in 1987....Released on Pop Noise Records 2009 (pop noise 012)
BUY NOW WITH PAYPAL....£6.00 (INCLUDES P&P)
THRILLED SKINNY "Smells A Bit Fishy" (Deluxe Version) CD-R
Original Lp released on Artlos Records plus some Demos.
Released on Pop Noise records 2009 (pop noise 013)
BUY NOW WITH PAYPAL...£6.00 (INCLUDES P&P).
THRILLED SKINNY "AIRING CUPBOARD".(filmed on super 8 by Elliot P Smoke, Utensil Realname, Vic Sinex))
THRILLED SKINNY "LET THERE BE SHELVING" (filmed on super 8 by Simon Goalpost).
THRILLED SKINNY "TEENAGE DREAM" (filmed on super 8 by Tim Kingston, Elliot P Smoke, Utensil Realname,Vic Sinex and Anthony Chapman)
THRILLED SKINNY "WORK SHY" (filmed by Anthony Chapman at the Kilburn National supporting The Wedding Present 1989).
THRILLED SKINNY "OUTSIDE YOUR ROOM" (filmed by Utensil Realname in Slip End).
THRILLED SKINNY "STANDING ON THE LANDING" (filmed on super 8 by various friends/band members)
THRILLED SKINNY "EMPTY DEMIJAR" (filmed on super 8 by various friends/band members).
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Hey! Thanks for accepting our friend request. We hope you can take the time out to have a listen to the tunes on the myspace, and drop us a line to tell us what you think... or just for a chat. lol. whatever. if you like what you hear the songs, and more, are available on itunes. cheers Us And Them x
hi! yesterday i played one of your songs in my radio show: http://www. musikoffensive. de/dudel19. htm sorry only in german, with download-link, have a nice day, count stragula
Hey Skinnys...Just been watching Tim Henman at Wimbledon...he's sporting a classic 1987 Tulios Hair Cut...althou we never dyed ours!!!!"Going out for a few beers"...Bish
If you're anywhere near Edinburgh on Thursday 31st, you should come and see Mystery Juice play at Octopus Diamond with Preston Pfanz and the Seaton SaThrilled Skinnynds. It'll be pure marvellous
Hey Thrilled Skinny.
This Friday, Brixton's weekly live event LIVING LIVE presents: PILOTLIGHT + Striplight + Dogbonfire + The Piccadillys from 8pm-12am followed by DJ Paul Necklace till 4am.
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